Ireland Named in reporting
Shirley Ward
Born between January 1988 and January 1989, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 23 Jan 2026 to 23 Jan 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- Between January 1988 and January 1989, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Theft
- Where
- Co. Donegal
- Reporting
- 1 report, 23 Jan 2026 to 23 Jan 2026
- Outlets
- donegallive.ie
Cases
latest first- Woman jailed for four months over Donegal shop thefts Theft · Co. Donegal
Shirley Ward, a 37-year-old woman, was sentenced for 10 thefts totalling €1,717.90 from shops in Letterkenny, Drumkeen, Ballybofey, Laghey and Buncrana, with incidents dated from August 2025 to January 2026. She was charged with stealing groceries from a Lidl in Buncrana on January 16, 2026, and clothing from Tesco at Letterkenny Shopping Centre on Christmas Eve. After being refused bail at a special sitting the previous weekend, she was brought from the Dóchas Centre to Letterkenny District Court, where Judge Ciaran Liddy imposed four-month sentences on five charges, with the others taken into consideration. The latest development reported is that Ward was jailed for four months, with the sentences running concurrently and credit for time already served in custody.
Sentenced, 23 Jan 2026Convicted · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Shirley Ward, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 23 Jan2026Woman jailed after €1,700 theft spree from shops across Donegalconvicted, Shirley Ward, 37, female, named, irish (judged from name)Shirley Ward
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